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We’ve had a nice winter this week in South Bend. Credit for this tidbit from WSBT-TV meteorologist Bob Werner: 20.6" of snow we've had this week (11/12-18) is by far the most we've ever gotten during that time of the year! Previous most was 16.8" during 11/12-18/2014. For further perspective, 20.6" is more than the normal snowfall for all of December (13.7") or February (16.1").

8” on the ground here. Probably 5” of it fell last night and today. Pretty good considering I was expecting only an inch of fresh snow.

It’s a far cry from Buffalo but prime lake effect conditions for Northern Indiana.

Was a bit surprised to see how far south the lake effect bands drifted into Indiana this morning. It was snowing at a pretty good clip when I let the dogs out. I forgot my tape measure, but I’d eyeball about 6 on the ground right now…about 3 of that is fresh snow from overnight/this morning.

The arctic front on Saturday kind of snuck up on me. 3k NAM gets me 5 inches of snow between the front and lake effect shifting the winds a little more NW. Notre Dame has a 2:30 kickoff. Would be fun to make it a snow game.

I got 4 inches of snow from yesterday’s and last night’s lake effect event. The big winners were about a half hour north of me where 13 inches fell. I also saw a report of 8 inches about 45 minutes south of me. Currently seeing flurries. The lake should help boost the squalls going through Chicagoland. Thinking I could get another inch tonight before all the lake snows stay north of the border.

Had lake effect snow falling since mid-afternoon but it didn’t start sticking until about 4:30 EST.

The lake effect band has largely stayed to my north all morning. Just a coating here. The heavy, wet nature of the snow is causing power outages already in parts of Michigan. 5,400 Indiana Michigan Power customers are out.

Actually ended with a DAB.

Finally started seeing flurries when I went outside about 20 minutes ago.

The 7 inches of snow I picked up Saturday night is nearly all gone. There are a lot more green patches that white on the ground. Time to replenish.

I haven’t been out much today but haven’t seen anything fall from the sky or any accumulation. Might be a virga storm here. Awaiting the lake effect tomorrow.

Good luck and enjoy! Will be watching from the Lake Michigan snow belt in South Bend.

The sun is out here.

https://www.weather.gov/iwx/20020130_ice The ice storm of 2002 in Northern Indiana was unforgettable. It was January 30th. A couple inches of snow fell followed by over a half inch of ice accumulation. I’ll never forget how beautiful and icy everything looked. But it was dangerous to be outside because every 30 to 60 seconds you would hear a huge tree limb snap and crash to the ground. I will always remember watching one of the limbs narrowly miss a sports car parked across the street. Power was knocked out to 100,000 people. It was also very cold after the storm making it difficult to restore power. In fact, we didn’t get power back for 5 days. My mom, extended family and myself huddled into my grandma’s living room where she had a natural gas fire place. For a 15-year-old it was fun to spend time with family, playing games and eating fast food. My favorite thunderstorm would have to be June 23rd, 2010. https://www.weather.gov/iwx/20100623_lewp It was the crescendo to a very active week of severe weather. A derecho earlier in the week didn’t produce much damage in Elkhart, but this one did plenty. Watching the shelf cloud approaching and the feeling the gust front drop temps about 15 or 20 degrees in just a few seconds was wild. The winds were the fiercest I’ve ever experienced between 80 and 90 mph. You could hear the trees going down all around. 1/2/99 is probably third on my list but I have mixed emotions about that day. It was incredible seeing 20+ inches of snow on the ground but I ended up with the worst stomach virus I’ve ever had that day. There was also the funnel cloud that developed DIRECTLY OVERHEAD at my grandma’s house on July 20, 2003. There was never a Tornado Warning and it never touched down, but it was an incredible sight. The RFD did some damage taking down a few trees nearby. I’d be remised if I didn’t mention the historic flooding I covered as a radio reporter in Jacksonville, IL on June 18, 2011. 6 to 12 inches of rain fell the night before causing horrible flooding of the Town Brook. I remember watching a van float away and police rescue people in a mobile home park as the waters kept rising. The water treatment plant flooded causing the city to go under a boil order for two weeks.

Yeah, I thought the setup might be a little different. Honestly, no two lake effect events are exactly alike.

The lake-effect definitely over performed on this side of the lake on Saturday night. Most models indicted 2-4 inches of snow, except the HRRR which had 6+, and I ended up with 7 inches. Also, Benton Harbor (right along the lake) had 8 inches of snow on Saturday night.

Will post this information here since it’s really outside the dates of the event thread ongoing. IWX is all in on a relatively widespread lake effect event in Michiana. Potential for a foot or more in some places. LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 212 PM EST Mon Nov 14 2022 Elongating/sharpening upper trough through the wrn lakes of sig concern this period. 12Z guidance a bit stronger/deeper aloft and dig primary nrn stream wave through srn IL/IN late Wed. While lake based thermal trough not as strong as was seen Sat, favorable long axis fetch combined with good synoptic moisture plume will enhance otherwise strongly forced focused single band during the day/evening Wed over nw IN initially before backing into sw MI Wed night. Strong multi-model consensus here lends confidence of sig, heavy snow accums and no doubt impactful. However subtle differences on exact placement/duration differ substantially enough to hold for another model cycle before notching certain headlines. Nevertheless would expect a fairly sizable swath of >6 inches northwest of a Knox- Plymouth-Goshen-Sturgis line and potential for a foot or more in the typical snowbelt from nrn Laporte/St Joe north through Cass/Berrien by Thu aftn. Elsewhere numerous snow showers expected far west early Wed, spreading east and south through Wed night before activity shifts north into lower MI as upper trough swings through. Accums outside lakeband influence though will remain limited, generally 1-2 inches.

An over achiever on the first snow of the year. 7.3 inches north of South Bend.

Absolutely ripping. Lake effect machine is turned all the way up.

Let the winter magic begin!

Snowing in OKC. Current conditions at Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport (KOKC) Lat: 35.39°NLon: 97.6°WElev: 1293ft. Light Snow Fog/Mist 31°F -1°C Humidity 92% Wind Speed N 12 mph Barometer 30.20 in (1023.5 mb) Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C) Visibility 5.00 mi Wind Chill 22°F (-6°C) Last update 11 Nov 7:52 pm CST

A minor lake effect event locally still looking good. Generally, 1 to 3 inches with a few 4 inch lollipops. Active pattern and the flow off the lake should keep things interesting through next week.

Daily record tied! RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 240 PM EDT THU NOV 10 2022 ...RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY TIED AT SOUTH BEND... AT 233 PM EST, THE TEMPERATURE AT SOUTH BEND CLIMBED TO 75 DEGREES AND TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY THAT WAS SET JUST 2 YEARS AGO IN 2020. THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY WAS ONLY 55 AND AT THIS TIME HAS ALSO TIED FOR THE WARMEST LOW FOR THIS DATE THAT WAS SET IN 2020. THE RECORDS FOR SOUTH BEND GO BACK TO 1893.

The lake-effect response in Michiana behind the front Saturday night will be interesting to watch. Temps will be too warm to get much appreciable accumulation during the day Saturday, but if there's a single-band set up Saturday night someone could get a decent snowfall in these parts.